EMBODY


Meaning of EMBODY in English

— embodier , n.

/em bod"ee/ , v.t., embodied, embodying .

1. to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.

2. to provide with a body; incarnate; make corporeal: to embody a spirit.

3. to collect into or include in a body; organize; incorporate.

4. to embrace or comprise.

Also, imbody .

[ 1540-50; EM- 1 + BODY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .